Physics – Nuclear Physics – Nuclear Experiment
Scientific paper
2011-09-03
Physics
Nuclear Physics
Nuclear Experiment
Scientific paper
Measurements of azimuthal differences between forward di-pions are sensitive to the low-${\it x}$ gluon content of the proton and provide the best opportunity to probe for gluon saturation in nuclei. Previously reported analyses have shown that the gluon saturation regime may have been reached at STAR by looking at forward di-pions in d+Au collisions. Further insight into the uncorrelated pedestal below the near-side and away-side peaks in azimuthal correlations may be provided by differentiating between d+Au and p+Au collisions, by tagging on intact neutrons in the deuteron beam in d+Au collisions. Comparisons to recent theories indicate that multi-parton interactions play a more significant role in d+Au collisions than p+Au collisions and offer a unique opportunity to study correlations between leading partons inside nucleons. The general features found for the peaks in forward di-pion azimuthal correlations in d+Au collisions are also present in p+Au collisions.
for the STAR Collaboration
Perkins Chris
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